well who would have thought that 300 hp to rear wheels on summer tires does not work so well on snow and ice. The snow in PA started and as I went to work this morning, only 3 miles away, I was able to get completely sideways in the middle of town as i accelerated and later parked my car in some guys front lawn for a few seconds to avoid the truck that was able to stop in front of me, and then after work found my E brake frozen on. Fun times. My wife said to start truck shopping, but that is just rediculous, I blame it on the tires.

 

Dont drive it in the snow your car will like not being eaten alive by salt.......get a cheap winter beater. Plus just because Im gay like this, these stangs are 300 to the crank ~265 to the wheels

 

Summer tires aren't the best even in dry weather when the temperature is below 45 degrees. They get rock hard.

I'd get some good snow tires or maybe even all season tires. I have BF Goodrich G-force A/S tires on my daily driven 2000 Corvette. I'm so far having a hard time telling between these and my summer tires. I'm thoroughly impressed. The good news is, they aren't all that expensive. As far as I can tell they are much better than the Perellis on the Mustang.

Goodyear also makes the Eagle F1 A/S. I had those on another car. Great tires.

Edit: Sorry,the G-Force A/S isn't produce in stock Mustang sizes, at least, not as far as I can tell.

 

I don't care what others tell you about how the Stang can handle snow. I've driven PA and Michigan winters for over 36 years in a lot of vehicles and my advice is to get a truck or a beater; whichever you can afford. You might be able to make the Stang marginally acceptable with tires and weight but not before about $600-$1000 dollars plus the beating it'll take from salt and gravel and stupid drivers.

 

Friend of mine thinks you just "need to know how to drive" and RWD is fine in the snow. He's probably right. That said, it is a fact that FWD and AWD cars are easier to drive and handle better in the snow. Ofcourse you can do it with RWD. But if you can avoid it, why wouldn't you?

 

I've owned AWD WRXs since '02, and the thought of driving my newly purchased '06 Mustang in the snow this Winter caused me to go out and get a Winter vehicle. I found a great deal on a 2000 Jeep Cherokee, and it's fun to have something that's not so new to tinker on. For the price I paid for my gently used Mustang, I had plenty left over and then some to buy the Cherokee as compared to getting a new car.

 

I'm putting mine away this weekend for the winter.It will never see snow,never seen rain yet! I would buy a winter beater.

 

i bought a snow tire package from tire rack now all i have to do is just find a body to throw in the trunk from added weight =)

 

Mustangs are not very snow friendly. Get a winter car. Mine stays inside away from the white stuff

 

+1 on this entire post, you will save more money in the long run what with the rust and paintdamage to your car.